Tagged #1 Comics of the Week

Here are the books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of December 5, 2018. Black AF: Devil’s Dye Publisher: Black Mask Words/Story: Vita Ayala Art/Colors: Liana Kangas “When a new drug called VANTA hits the streets, word is it’s the hottest thing since Ecstacy. For regular people, it has all the highs and none of the lows of traditional drugs. There is some fine print, however—for empowered Black folks, the drug causes a...

Here at the books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of November 28, 2018. Shazam Publisher: DC Words/Story: Geoff Johns Art/Colors: Dale Eaglesham “Teenager turned super-hero Billy Batson struggles to balance school and superheroics! (Guess which one is more fun?) But when Shazam unlocks a shocking secret deep within the Rock of Eternity, it challenges everything he knows about the worlds of magic and his family’s future as its champions! Also, witness the bizarre...

Here are the new books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of November 21, 2018. MiddleWest Publisher: Image Words/Story: Skottie Young Art/Colors: Jorge Corona “The lands between the coasts are vast, slow to change, and full of hidden magics. Mistakes have been made, and Abel, a young boy who must navigate an old land in order to reconcile his family’s history, as he searches for answers to quell a coming storm that knows his...

Here are the new books I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of November 14, 2018. Bitter Root Publisher: Image Words/Story: David Walker, Chuck Brown Art/Colors: Sanford Green “In the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, and only the Sangerye Family can save New York—and the world—from the supernatural forces threatening to destroy humanity. But the once-great family of monster hunters has been torn apart by tragedies and conflicting moral codes. The Sangerye Family...

This Halloween week in new comics, we have an embarrassment of witches. (Not to be confused with a A Discovery of Witches, which is not yet a comic book.) I remember those summers when multiple blockbusters were competing for the best take on the same premise—say, an asteroid hurtling toward Earth or sudden volcano in the middle of Los Angeles. This year, comics publishers have apparently decided collectively or coincidentally that the season of the witch is upon us. And...

Here are a few of the things I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic shop the week of October 24, 2018. Meal Publisher: Iron Circus Comics Words/Story: Soleil Ho Art/Colors: Blue Delliquanti “A tale of youth, good intentions, and entomophagy, Meal is about Yarrow, a young woman determined to make her mark of the cutting edge of cookery with her insect-based creations. However, her evangelist streak concerning insect cuisine rubs some of her fellow chefs the wrong way, particularly Chandra Flores, member...

Here are the new series and miniseries I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic shop the week of October 17, 2018. Shuri Publisher: Marvel Words/Story: Nnedi Okorafor Art/Colors: Leonardo Romero “The Black Panther has disappeared, lost on a mission in space. And in his absence, everyone’s looking at the next in line for the throne. But Shuri is happiest in a lab, surrounded by gadgets of her own creation. She’d rather be testing gauntlets than throwing them....

Below are the graphic novels and a few new series I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic shop the week of October 10, 2018. My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies Publisher: Image Words/Story: Ed Brubaker Art/Colors: Sean Phillips “Teenage Ellie has always had romantic ideas about drug addicts. The tragic, artistic souls drawn to needles and pills have been an obsession since the death of her junkie mother ten years ago. But when Ellie lands in an...

The fall kicks off with a bang! This week is a double helping of new series. Below are the #1 issues I’m picking up at my local comic shop the week of October 3, 2018. Lone Ranger Publisher: Dynamite Words/Story: Mark Russell Art/Colors: Bob Q “1883. The advent of barbed wire is creating havoc in the Texas panhandle. A corrupted state senator conspires with dirty ranchers to make land unnavigable for open rangers and native tribes, passing new laws...